Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 10, 2017
Presidents and the American pastime
Herbert Hoover once said: “Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American Institution.”
James Attridge
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U Denver School of Law
James is an attorney and mediator in San Francisco. He is writing a book about presidential legal careers.
Herbert Hoover once said: "Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American Institution." Hoover loved the game, enjoyed throwing out the first pitch of the season, and attended the World Series in 1929, 1930 and 1931. But at game 3 of the 1931 series he became the first president to get booed, and the prohibition-era crowd broke out into a sustained chant of "We want beer! We want beer!" Ever since Benjamin Harri...
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